New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-16
FELLED WITH 4 SAND CLUB.
A YOUNG WOMAN ATTACKED NEAR HOME.
HER AssAILAST RUNS AWAY HuRRIEDLY-wAs hi7
MOTIVE RoBBERYf

HER AssAILANT RUNS AWAY HURRrEDLY-wAs Hls
MOTIVE ROBBERY
Captain Murphy. OF the One-huhdred'hs~ ioHee'
yesterday reported TO superintendent Murray '""'
mysterious assault had been made by an unknown 'a
on Miss Ernoatno Schmidt accomplished young
woman who lives with her parents at No. lll West shV
nn,h-st She was knocked down with sand clnp wheh
within few yards Of her home. and her assaant ran
away before she conld alarm the neghbois Inc aSsa
WAS committed after O'Clock on Monday evening
The house occupied by the Schmidt family IN ono VI .'o
few recently constructed hrsclass dwellings In 'ne
block between Nnth-ave and the boulevard. severn"
other expensive houses arc in course of crec'"n anu o
Ilewalks OH each side of sixty ynntl-st are torn up
Miss Schmidt went downtown on n shopping TOUR vi
Monday afternoon and stayed at tho house OF rc"'o
until dusk She started 10 return home alone ana ,oo"
boulevard car When she got of tho car at si1y-hh'
ST. she saw a man standing on the corner but look ho
notice OF him she heard his footsteps Dehinh her
Then she only turned head slightly TO assure herself
that she was being followed. Almost Immediately sue
received a blow that stunned her Her screams proo
ably frightened the away. a policeman WHO was
standing at sixtyeiGhth-st ana the Boulevard heafu
her screams and ran assist her. hut lie did not see her
assaiant Miss Schmidt is slight in form. with blonde
hair and bluc eyes, She remained at home yesterday
and snncre some hat from the effects of the blow bn
her injury was not Across her right check ana
extending TO her neck blood-rcd mark the ohiy
external sign Of injury. The skin had not been broArh
but Mrs Schmidt sail that her daughters iarc WIS
swollen badly within ten minutes after the blow was
received. Hot congresses had reduced the swelling
and lad removed most Of the pain. The mark oi thc
blow indicated that u sand club had been used. MISS
Schmidt said 10 n TRIBUNE reporter:
when got of tha car took the middle OF the street 10
walking from Boulevard beciu-e the sidewalk was torn
mn rari OF had noticed man stan ing on te cp
ner Hcappearel 10 be young coars,-ooking man. but
did not closely When got within few yhrl,
m@SdSiciy % ss G%iy Sar 1a loot cp snu head
Just far enough TO see the man, lie was eonins es
toward me rapidly My first thought was 10 hhst,1
10 the Of the house. but before TonI, 1e,
begin TO run the side OF the face and eH
In the brief glance had OF his hand anl arm
noticed he held something In ms hand IL was ho mo!e
than long AMI probably was sand cuo s'ir"le
very loudly minute when saw that the man wa.
running away IN the direction ~ tho Boulcvard 40 ~
not could identity him ~ he were arrested lac
police came Boulevard quickly after began
10 scream / thought he must have inct tle
man that the man dii not stop
srikc q second blow while lay on thr ginunL
cannot the uue-s the INTENDED 10 oo
me My diamond earrings the only articles o JeweIy
xposed view gloves and had seaisk IN Sacquo
buoncd IN vol about neck ! carried in my hand only
a small pockctbook and package Of candy
The police detective who made some Inquiries NJ the
house EXPRESSED his belief that some person haNhg u
Crudgc AGAINST Miss schmidt had committed the assault
theory not accepted by the family because MISS
schmidt is not known 10 bavc any enemies.